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Farewell to Andy Pang’s Group from China

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A big ‘Thank You’ and farewell to Andy Pang and his fantastic group from China who were here to enjoy some quality diving with us, seen here with their guides Rico and Rey.

To celebrate another great dive trip, they threw a party in the Sky Bar on their last night, complete with a fire dancer, and a delicious barbecue dinner prepared by our chef Mark. It was a great night, and the only unhappy participant at the party was Porky the pig (who was delicious!)

Thank you Andy and friends! We look forward to your next trip here ๐Ÿ™‚

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Scandi Divers & Campbell’s Resort Staff Party in Tagatay

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To celebrate a good year and reward the staff from Scandi Divers Resort and Campbell’s Beach Resort for all their hard work, the resort owners took the staff on a day excursion to Tagatay.

Tagatay is about halfway between Batangas and Manila. This scenic city, surrounded by mountains and forrests lies along a ridge averaging 2000ft above sea level, overlooking Taal Lake, and the still active Taal Volcano!

The staff enjoyed horse riding, zipline rides, picnicing and souvenier buying, overlooking the spectacular scenery of Lake Taal and the volcano.

We’d like to say thanks again to everyone, and congratulations on a job well done throughout last season!

Next time you stay at one of our resorts, ask our staff about an alternate way back to Manila and go and visit Tagatay yourself. You won’t be disappointed!

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Underwater Cleanup Day!

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Scandidivers staff and guests join in on another successful clean up underwater. Thanks to the great work from Greenfins and everyone involved.

The underwater cleanups are an important part of maintaining our beautiful waters here in Puerto Galera. Unfortunately some passing boats and ferries are careless enough to dump litter on their passage through these waters, and there is also the problem of refuse being washed down from the higher coastal regions into our beautiful bays. The only way to keep this problem in check is by regular underwater cleanups by divers who care about out environment. Fortunately there is no shortage of people willing to spend some free time doing their bit for Puerto Galera!

A Family Diving Adventure in Puerto Galera!A Family Diving Adventure in Puerto Galera!

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The Skogland family from Sweden certainly know how to have fun together, and prove that scuba diving is for all ages. Mats (in the photo above) celebrated his birthday on a dive to the Alma Jane wreck with his dive guide Conan, Mats’ wife Asa did her Open Water course while here with us, and their children Victor, Stina, Matilda and Sara did Junior Open water, Junior Scuba Diver and Bubblemaker courses! Awesome stuff ๐Ÿ™‚

We really enjoyed having you guys and hope to see you again!

Welcome back Hannah & Stewart

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The Scandi Divers Resort dive team would like to welcome back Hannah Nicholson, who previously did her Advanced Open Water Course with us, and has now come back to do her Nitrox course, and who knows what else! Her father Stewart also joined her on this trip to do a Scuba Review before enjoying many fun dives in Puerto Galera with his daughter. Stewart did his Open Water Course way back in 1977! Wow! We are sure the incredible diving in Puerto Galera will convince Stewart to be spending much more time in the water now!

Happy Birthday Terry!

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Congratulations to our Resort Manager and Dive Instructor Terry O’Dowd, who celebrated his 53rd birthday this week!

When it comes to diving, Terry is still as active as ever, and is out every day showing our guests all the incredible sights the waters of Puerto Galera have to offer.

That’s Terry on the right in the photo above along with Eddie Viljoen and John Boo who are both dive instructors here from Taiwan.

Happy Birthday Terry!
Best wishes from all at Scandi Divers!

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